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Financial Instruments And Risk Management (Balance Sheet Classification And Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments) (Details) (Currency Forward Contracts [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014
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Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of derivative assets | $ 14,475 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | $ 9,993 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | $ 2,391 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of derivative assets | 1,180 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember | 2,754 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember | 312 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
Other Non-Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of derivative assets | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 128 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of derivative liabilities | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 1,017 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of derivative liabilities | 123 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember | 924 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
Other Long Term Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of derivative liabilities | $ 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = colm_OtherLongTermLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | $ 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = colm_OtherLongTermLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | $ 33 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = colm_OtherLongTermLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember

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